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Lawmaker will insert a quoted structure containing the selected starting element on a new line below the provision your cursor is in,.
If the starting element has a number, then the number will be left empty (but parentheses will still be present if the element number would normally have them) and it will be locked (see OLD - Locking and unlocking numbers). You can manually add a number to the first element and subsequent elements will be numbered accordingly.
Setting the properties of a quoted structure
When you insert a quoted structure you can set various properties of the the quoted structure. Some of these can be updated after the quoted structure is inserted by right-clicking within the quoted structure and selecting Update quoted structure properties (You can also do the same using the Insert menu in the toolbar.)
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(Can’t be changed after quoted structure is inserted.)
Select the Selecting the document type determines how the contents of the quoted structure will be formatted and what starting elements are available.
By default, the document type will be the Act type that corresponds to the document you are editing (e.g. an Act of the Scottish Parliament if you are editing a Scottish Bill, or a UKPGA if you are editing an amendment list for the Commons or the Lords)..
The possible types are:
Act of the Scottish Parliament (asp)
United Kingdom Public General Act (ukpga)
Statutory Instrument
Scottish Statutory Instrument
EU Regulation, Directive or Decision
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If you select a different document type, the PDF will render the elements in the appropriate styles for the target document, except in relation to font style an size which will match the main document. That means if you include an asp quoted structure in a UK Bill, or a ukpga quoted structure in a Scottish Bill, there may be some presentational differences in the content of the quoted structure when you generate a PDF. If you want the contents of the quoted structure to look exactly like other provisions in the Bill then set the document type to the Act type that corresponds to the Bill. |
Starting element
(Can’t be changed after quoted structure is inserted.)
Indent level
The main purpose of indent levels in the quoted structure properties, is to increase the indent of the overall quoted structure for occasions when you are inserting a textual amendment which is itself already within a quoted structure in the target document. The indent level will be applied globally to that quoted structure so that all provisions inserted within it will have the indent level applied. This indent level is in addition to the single, global indent applied to quoted structures which is represented by the ‘none’ option in the Indent level optionlist of possible starting elements is determined by the document type. The list include all possible elements in the main body and in schedules - there are separate options for grouping elements in the body and schedule (e.g. “Part” and “Sch Part”).
Indent level
All provisions in a quoted structure are, by default, indented compared to how they would be if they appeared directly in the document.
The Indent level option allows you to alter that indent.
Indent level -1 removes the normal indent that is applied to provisions within a quoted structure.
Indent levels 1 and above add additional indent beyond the deafult indent.
See https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/25526905/Default+indent+for+starting+provisions+in+a+quoted+structure for more on when and how to use this feature.
Start quote and end quote
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Inserting a quoted structure immediately after another quoted structure
With your cursor placed in the quoted structure you want the adjacent quoted structure to appear afterTo insert a quoted structure immediately after another quoted structure either:
right-click in the Editor view or Structure view within the existing quoted structure and select ‘Insert Insert adjacent quoted structure’structure, or
From the Insert menu on the upper toolbar, select ‘Insert > Insert adjacent quoted structure’structure.
See https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/25526905/Default+indent+for+starting+provisions+in+a+quoted+structure for more on when and how to use this feature.
In the ‘insert quoted structure’ modal:
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The system will insert the adjacent quoted structure immediately after the one where your cursor was containing the selected starting elementContinue drafting your quoted structure
Nested quoted structures
It is possible to insert a quoted structure within an existing quoted structure. Just place your cursor within the existing quoted structure and follow the instructions above to insert a new quoted structure.
See also
Screencast - Inserting quoted structures in SI/SSIs
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Hints and tips
The ‘Document Type’ will select, by default, the same document type that you are drafting.
Changing the document type will change the starting element list according to elements in the selected document type.
If you select a quoted structure for a different document type, the PDF will render the elements in the correct styles for the target document, but will match the font sizes for text to the document it has been inserted within so that it looks and reads better.
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If the starting element was a numbered element, the number will be locked so that renumbering won’t affect it. The number will be empty by default (with parentheses if the number has them) and will need updating accordingly. The lock only affects renumbering.
The indent level in the ‘insert quoted structure’ modal will be applied to all provisions in the quoted structure and was predominantly designed to be used when quoting text from another document that is itself in a quoted structure – in which case you would select indent level 1.
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If you are inserting a quoted structure in an amendment, the default start and end quotes will be the appropriate symbols for the document type, so for Scottish Parliament amendments, they will be greater than/less than angle brackets by default
Use backspace to delete the value in the starting element’s num if it is supposed to be empty. Empty placeholders show up as grey boxes in the Editor, but they do not show in the PDF rendition.
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